Anna Friel has been back on the streets of Liverpool , filming for a new TV drama.

The Brookside actress reunited with Michael Starke, better known as Sinbad, on Monday, as he popped into see her on location.

Michael tweeted a picture of the pair and said: "Look who I found after 23 years? # brookieawakens"

Anna joined Brookside in 1992, as Beth Jordache. Her on-air lesbian Kiss with Nicola Stephenson was the first in British soap history and since then she has become one of Britian's best loved actresses- recently starring in hit drama Marcella.

Anna Friel as Beth Jordache with Margaret Clemence played by actress Nicola Stephenson

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She said: "The Street gave me one of my most rewarding roles and afterwards I promised myself that I would collaborate with Jimmy McGovern again. When the chance came up to work on Broken I jumped at it.

"Sean is a great actor, it’s a typically brave and truthful script from Jimmy and I’m back up North. It’s an important subject and a unique character. I can’t wait."